Validation of a Monte Carlo Framework for Out-of-Field Dose Calculations in Proton Therapy

Validation of a Monte Carlo Framework for Out-of-Field Dose Calculations in Proton Therapy

Proton therapy enables to deliver highly conformed dose distributions owing to the characteristic Bragg peak and the finite range of protons. However, during proton therapy, secondary neutrons are created, which can travel long distances and deposit dose in out-of-field volumes. This out-of-field ab...

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Main Authors: Marijke De Saint-Hubert, Nico Verbeek, Christian Bäumer, Johannes Esser, Jörg Wulff, Racell Nabha, Olivier Van Hoey, Jérémie Dabin, Florian Stuckmann, Fabiano Vasi, Stephan Radonic, Guillaume Boissonnat, Uwe Schneider, Miguel Rodriguez, Beate Timmermann, Isabelle Thierry-Chef, Lorenzo Brualla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
proton therapy
anthropomorphic pediatric phantom
Monte Carlo simulation
out-of-field dosimetry
TLD
bubble detector
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.882489/full

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